humiliating
/hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण ह्यूमिलिएटिंग
अपमानजनक, शर्मनाक, ज़लील करने वाला
Core word
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making you feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people
अपमानजनक, शर्मनाक, ज़लील करने वाला
- The team suffered a humiliating defeat.
- It was humiliating to be scolded in front of the whole class.
- Losing by an innings was a humiliating experience for the team.
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- It's humiliating to be asked the same question three times by the interviewer.
- He suffered the humiliating punishment of being laughed at by the whole class.
Synonyms embarrassing shameful degrading mortifying demeaning
Opposite dignified honourable flattering
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a humiliating + noun
Humiliating is an adjective for something that makes you feel ashamed and loses you respect. It describes the event or experience, not the person's feeling.
'Humiliating' वह adjective है जो ऐसी घटना या अनुभव का वर्णन करता है जो शर्मिंदगी दे और सम्मान घटाए। यह व्यक्ति की भावना नहीं, घटना का वर्णन करता है।
- It was a humiliating defeat for the home team.
- She faced a humiliating public apology.
it is humiliating (for sb) to do sth
Use it is + humiliating with a to-infinitive to say what causes shame, with for to name the person.
शर्मिंदगी का कारण बताने के लिए it is humiliating के साथ to-infinitive आता है, और व्यक्ति के लिए 'for' आता है।
- It is humiliating for a topper to fail a simple test.
- It was humiliating to be searched in front of everyone.
find sth humiliating
Find + object + adjective shows personal opinion: someone finds a thing humiliating.
'Find + object + adjective' व्यक्तिगत राय दिखाता है: कोई किसी बात को अपमानजनक पाता है।
- Radhika found the repeated checks humiliating.
- Many old people find begging for a pension humiliating.
humiliating experience/defeat/treatment
These are the nouns that most often follow humiliating.
ये वे nouns हैं जो 'humiliating' के बाद सबसे अधिक आते हैं।
- He suffered humiliating treatment at the border.
- The team's humiliating exit from the cup shocked fans.
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humiliating + noun
defeatexperiencelosstreatmentapology
- The humiliating loss ended the team's winning streak.
adverb + humiliating
deeplyutterlyextremelypubliclyparticularly
- It was a deeply humiliating moment for the minister.
verb + humiliating
findfeelprovebebecome
- The defeat proved humiliating for the champions.
humiliating + for
a studenta leaderthe nationthe familya player
- A public scolding is humiliating for any student.
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- It was humiliating for Rohan to forget his own roll number at the exam.
परीक्षा में अपना ही रोल नंबर भूल जाना रोहन के लिए अपमानजनक था।
- The captain called the loss the most humiliating moment of his career.
कप्तान ने उस हार को अपने करियर का सबसे अपमानजनक क्षण बताया।
- No teacher should use humiliating words for a weak student.
किसी भी शिक्षक को कमज़ोर विद्यार्थी के लिए अपमानजनक शब्दों का प्रयोग नहीं करना चाहिए।
- Radhika thought it humiliating to beg for marks.
राधिका को अंकों के लिए गिड़गिड़ाना अपमानजनक लगा।
- The government faced a humiliating rejection of its bill in the Rajya Sabha.
सरकार को राज्यसभा में अपने विधेयक की अपमानजनक अस्वीकृति का सामना करना पड़ा।
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✗ I felt very humiliating when he scolded me.
✓ I felt very humiliated when he scolded me.
Use -ed for the person's feeling and -ing for the thing that causes it.
व्यक्ति की भावना के लिए -ed और उसे पैदा करने वाली चीज़ के लिए -ing आता है।
✗ It was a humiliated defeat.
✓ It was a humiliating defeat.
The defeat causes the shame, so use -ing.
हार शर्मिंदगी पैदा करती है, इसलिए -ing रूप आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives are about shame or lowered dignity, but not equally strong.
ये adjectives शर्म या घटी हुई गरिमा से जुड़े हैं, पर समान रूप से प्रबल नहीं हैं।
Causing deep shame and loss of respect.
गहरी शर्म और सम्मान की हानि पैदा करने वाला।
- It was a humiliating defeat.
Causing awkwardness or a feeling of being uncomfortable; milder.
असहजता या अटपटापन पैदा करने वाला; हल्का शब्द।
- It was embarrassing to forget his name.
Treating a person as without value or dignity; stronger moral tone.
किसी व्यक्ति को मूल्यहीन या गरिमाहीन मानने वाला; अधिक नैतिक tone।
- The workers faced degrading conditions.
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§Grammar and usage
A humiliating defeat or experience causes the feeling, while the person who has the feeling is humiliated.
Humiliating defeat या experience वह है जो यह भावना पैदा करे, जबकि जिस व्यक्ति को यह भावना होती है वह humiliated होता है।